The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13%
2
20%
3
28%
4
37%
5
46%
6
56%
7
65%
8
74%
9
83%
10
90%
11
95%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
94%
16
88%
17
79%
18
69%
19
58%
20
46%
21
35%
22
25%
23
16%
24
9%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
8%
Darkest night
Sun 27 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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